Now I want to make up the history of China (ancient and modern). I wonder if there are any good books to recommend?

You can read Purple Tongzhi Sword, but that book is all in classical Chinese, which is difficult to understand. I suggest reading twenty-five histories, which cover most of the history. Including Historical Records, History of Han, History of Later Han, History of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Jin, Book of Song, Book of Nanqi, Liang Shu, Book of Chen, Book of Wei, Book of Beiqi, Book of Zhou, Sui Shu and History of Nan.